Leading the strategic development of Demand & Production planning processes and allied improvement initiatives. Also responsible for Inventory Norms, FG classification policies,Network Analysis & Planning, Capacity Planning. Leading the S&OP process & part of Theory of Constraints (TOC) implementation.

Leading the effort for implementation for S & OP process along with the related below the line processes at Hershey India.Aligning & designing the local process to the global Hershey way. Also in charge for streamlining & improvement of Demand Planning processes.

Managing & improving customer service levels through accurate demand forecasting, production planning & distribution planning activities.Managing production planning for all internal manufacturing sites to maximize availability.Managing the finished goods inventory to minimize the working capital requirement.Implementing process improvements like Replenishment based planning, Sample tracking etc.Monitoring the processes to ensure operational efficiency. Systems ImplementationActing as business lead for end to end implementation of SAP APO (Advanced Planner & Optimizer) - Supply Network Planning.Implemented Distribution requirement planning (DRP) for allied businesses.Development of various data mining & analytics reports in i2 Demand Manager (i2DM), SAP - R/3 & SAP-BI.Implemented the SAP - APO Demand Planning (DP) module.